BlackRock has appointed Kevin Hardy as head for Singapore, in addition to his current role as head of beta strategies for the Asia Pacific.
In his new role, Hardy will be responsible for overseeing all of BlackRock’s Singapore and SEA business interests, and driving local strategy across all client groups, in addition to continuing to expand the firm’s beta strategies capabilities.
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Hardy will remain a member of the BlackRock Asia-Pacific executive committee, taking on the role from Alasdair Riach, who will remain head of the institutional client business for Singapore and Southeast Asia (SEA).
Hardy has had an international career in fund management dating back to 1993 and has worked in Hong Kong, Chicago and London.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, he has spent nine years in various leadership roles at Northern Trust.
Hardy had previously spent a combined 10 ten years in equity index fund management in London at State Street Global Advisors and Legal and General Investment Management.
Commenting on the appointment, BlackRock chairman for Asia Pacific, Mark McCombe, said: "Kevin’s appointment as country head of Singapore allows us to gain greater on the ground coverage for beta strategies whilst also focusing on the importance of building the entire franchise in this fast growing region."
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